Bill Text: TX SB504 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating an offense.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-18 - Committee report sent to Calendars [SB504 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB504-Comm_Sub.html
85R30796 EES-D | ||
By: Taylor of Collin, et al. | S.B. No. 504 | |
(Geren) | ||
Substitute the following for S.B. No. 504: No. |
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relating to lobbying by former members of the legislature; creating | ||
an offense. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 572, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 572.062 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 572.062. FORMER LEGISLATOR: LOBBYING RESTRICTED; | ||
CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) In this section, "administrative action," | ||
"communicates directly with," "legislation," "member of the | ||
executive branch," and "member of the legislative branch" have the | ||
meanings assigned by Section 305.002. | ||
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a former member of | ||
the legislature may not engage in activities that require | ||
registration under Chapter 305 before the first anniversary of the | ||
first day of the first regular legislative session to convene after | ||
the person ceases to be a member. | ||
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a former member who | ||
does not receive compensation other than reimbursement for actual | ||
expenses for communicating directly with a member of the | ||
legislative or executive branch to influence legislation or | ||
administrative action. | ||
(d) A former member who violates this section commits an | ||
offense. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 572.062, Government Code, as added by | ||
this Act, applies only to a member of the legislature who ceases to | ||
be a member after the effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 8, 2019. |